Join Townspeople for their summer event, featuring games, food, and karaoke! Townspeople is a nonprofit that opened San Diego’s first permanent housing apartments for people living with HIV/AIDS in 1994 and has since opened four affordable apartment complexes to support the community. Volunteer for this opportunity and help support Townspeople’s belief that housing is healthcare! See below for information about the volunteer roles available.
Food Volunteer: Responsible for passing out hot dogs and juice at a designated station, as well as keeping the station tidy.
Karaoke Game Volunteer: In charge of swapping microphone covers and helping both adults and kids play songs. This volunteer must have comfort using YouTube and have knowledge on how to operate microphones, including switching out their batteries.
Game Volunteer: Responsible for helping run an outside game (game type is still TBD) and disinfecting the tools needed for the game. This volunteer will need to be able to stand for long periods of time.
Date & Time: Wednesday, June 29th from 12:30pm to 4:00pm
Location: 4080 Centre St Suite 204, San Diego, CA 92103
Volunteer Requirements: Masks must be worn at all times and all volunteers must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Please also be sure to park all vehicles outside of the property, offsite.
Organization Description
Founded in 1984, a group of friends and concerned people came together as “The Townspeople” to provide help, comfort, and support to the growing number of people succumbing to the disease to be called AIDS. As the number of AIDS cases grew locally and around the country, so did Townspeople’s commitment to raise funds for needed programs and services throughout San Diego County.
A decade later, Townspeople had formally incorporated and began focusing on the greatest need affecting the most vulnerable people in San Diego City and County: Housing. We opened San Diego’s first permanent housing apartments for people living with HIV/AIDS in 1994 and have since developed housing and provided other housing options because of our commitment to people living with HIV/AIDS and our strong belief that housing is healthcare.
Townspeople continues to serve those living with HIV/AIDS and special needs today. We’ve expanded our services to ensure those most vulnerable, the homeless, and those with special needs have access to safe and affordable housing, on-going supportive services, and are positioned to achieve self-sufficiency, residential stability, and quality of life. We are a leader in providing direct services for people living with HIV/AIDS including rental and utility assistance in San Diego County.
Townspeople owns and operates four affordable apartment complexes totaling 118 units, oversees an additional 13 units of supportive housing, provides eligible residents with short-term rental assistance, and provides information and referrals for issues related to housing, food, case management, government benefits, and social supports.